
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Some of the happenings of the week
- Tamil Nadu
- Administrations of villages in coimbatore made online for the application of information technology to basic levels.
- The coimbatore corporation takes steps for implementing centralised waste management.
- New assesment and evalutaion pattern to be implemented by Anna University, Coimbatore.
- The fasting protests of medical students came to a temporary end after CM Karunanidhi promised that he would write letters to the PM and Health minister regarding their issue.
- Tamil Nadu Government has started its own cable corporation and it would be hosted from Pongal. The feed will be provided in digital mode.
India
- Pension scheme launched by Government of India. Senior citizens aged above 65 and below poverty line will be benifited by this scheme.
- Karnataka CM Yedyurappa quits from his post as Janata Dal leader H.D. Deve Gowda directed his MLA's to vote against the government.
- Sonia Gandhi once again defends the nuclear strategic programme while adressing in the All India Congress Comittee session.
- Gujarat Polls likely to be held on Decemeber 11 and 16.
- 8 states including Andhra, Karnataka, West Bengal, UP, MP, Maharastra, West Bengal found to be having very low literacy rates, says Minister of state for human resources.
- Serial blasts in UP. The courts present in Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad were attacked.
Sports
- India won the ODI series against Pakistan.(3-2)
- Australia won the Warne-Muralitharan trophy, beating Srilanka. It was Australia's 14th consecutive test victory.
- Roger Federer won the Master's Cup for the fourth time, defeating David Ferrer in the final.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
-The Berlin Olympic held at 1936 was the first to be telecasted in television.
-The height of the cricket stump is 71.12 cm.
-Kapil Dev was called as Haryana Hurricane in his days.
-The Gate way of India was built in 1911 on the memory of King George.
-Japan stands first in hunting sharks.
-The fastest flying insect is Dee. It flies at a speed of 800 miles per hour.
-America stands first in producing electric power in the world.
-Mexico is the largest producer of silver in the world while South Africa stands first in producing gold.
-Bahrain is called as Pearl Island.
-Finland is called the land of thousand lakes.
-India has seen 6 prime ministers from the year 1990 to 2000, the most in a decade.
-Jawaharlal Nehru was the only prime minister to be in that post for 17 years (1947-1964).
-Adolf Hitler was also known as The Purer.
-Elizabeth I was also known as 'Maiden Queen'.
-Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize.
-Bengal Cassete was the first Indian Newspaper.